PSY 150PSY 250 RESEARCH REQUIREMENT SPRING 2018 Presented

PSY 150/PSY 250 RESEARCH REQUIREMENT SPRING 2018 Presented to you by: Carolyn Pagan, M. A. Research Coordinator SH 362 psychpool@csun. edu

Overview ◦ Purpose of the research requirement ◦ Gives students direct experience as to how psychological research is conducted ◦ Facts ◦ Close to 2, 000 students participated in research for the Fall 2016 semester ◦ Close to 200 experiments were conducted ◦ Experiments are conducted by faculty, graduate students, and upper level psychology students ◦ If you are under the age of 18, you CANNOT participate in research and must complete an alternative research assignment ◦ You MUST complete the research requirement in order to get a grade

◦ Requirement ◦ PSY 150 = 26 credits ◦ PSY 250 = 18 credits Credits ◦ 1 credit = total of 10 minutes ◦ Easily receive 2 credits right away! How? ◦ Fill out the pre-screen questionnaire and the pre-study questionnaire each worth 1 point ◦ Fill out both of the questionnaires by the end of the 5 th week of classes and you will be granted a total of 2 credits ◦ Hint ◦ DO NOT skip the pre-screen and pre-study questionnaires! ◦ Try to answer all of the questions because this will help qualify you for certain experiments

Credits ◦ Credits are assigned as follows: ◦ Participated ◦ You participated in the study ◦ You will receive the full amount of credits for the study ◦ Excused absence ◦ You reached out to the researcher BEFORE the start of the study to inform them you are unable to make it to the study with a valid reason ◦ You will receive zero credits for the study ◦ Note: You are able to delete an appointment time for a research study you signed up for up to 24 hours in advance ◦ Non-excused absence ◦ You did not show up to the scheduled appointment time ◦ You will be deducted the credits the study is worth ◦ Example: If you have a total of 7 credits and you are given an unexcused absence for a study that is worth 2 credits then you will be deducted 2 points and your total will be 5 credits ◦ Note: It is VERY IMPORTANT you show up to your scheduled appointments on time! If you are late and the experiment has already started this IS considered a non-excused absence ◦ Hint:

Credits

Sona Systems ◦ An online reservation system so you can keep track of your credits and your professors can also keep track of your credits ◦ Professors do have access to Sona to keep track of the progress students are making throughout the semester ◦ How to access Sona? ◦ https: //csun. sonasystems. com/ ◦ Sona login information IS different from your CSUN login information ◦ Login information will be sent to students by the beginning of CSUN Sona Login Page

Sona Systems ◦ When you first login to Sona you will be asked to complete the pre -screen questionnaire ◦ Answer as many or all questions in order to be qualified for more studies ◦ Make sure to keep a record of your Sona ID ◦ You will need this number for EVERY experiment you participate in Sona ID

Sona Systems ◦ Experiments will automatically show up if they are open and you qualify for the study ◦ Make sure to read the details of each study before signing up ◦ If interested in a study, you would need to sign-up for a specific timeslot ◦ Timeslots are based on the times that researchers are available to run their studies ◦ You cancel your appointment time up to 24 hours in advance ◦ You can only participate in any given study once

What to Expect ◦ Most experiments are conducted in a small room or cubicle, some in large computer rooms ◦ Experiment types vary, some are short some are long ◦ You have the choice to leave ANY study, simply inform the researcher ◦ You may not be able to receive credit though, may need to talk to the research area about it ◦ DO NOT share information with other students about the studies you participate in because this may distort the data ◦ Only the researchers will have access to your responses, not even your professors will know the information you provided for a study ◦ Please be honest when attending studies ◦ Researchers set the schedule for their studies and researchers grant the credits, NOT me ◦ No walk-ins allowed, you must be signed up for a study to participate